Transmission-gearing.



J. E. DAVIS & R. L. FORD TRANSMISSION GEARING. APPLIGATION FILED 11111119, 1912.

Patented Nov. .25, 1913. 1Q

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TRANSMISSION GEARING. APPLIGATION FILED MAR. s, 1912.

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TRANSMISSION GBARING.

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TRANSMISSION GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.9,1912.

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JOHN F. DAVIS AND RALPH L. FORD, F DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO PIONEER MPLEMENT COMPANY, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, A CORPORATION 0F IOWA.

TRANSMISSION-(HEARING.

Speciication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

application filed March 9, 1912. Serial No. 682,778.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN F. Davis and RALPH L. FORD, citizens of the United States, and residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in TransmissionGearing, of which the following is .a specification.

This invention relates to transmission gearing, and while it is particularly adaptable to corn planters, it is by no means limited to that particular application, since it may be used in automobiles and various other machines where a transmlssion gearing is useful.

@ne of the objects of this invention is to construct a transmission gearing by means of which a driven shaft or member can be driven at various speeds, and in which the power can be shifted gradually when changing from a lower to a higher speed and v1ce versa.

Another object is to construct a variable speed mechanism in which the driving and driven shafts are positioned at anangle, and in which the change of s eed can be accomplished without the use ci) auxiliary gearing.

Another object is to construct transmission gearing in which the driven member can be driven intermittently and at a variable speed, and to arrange this mechanism so that it can be thrown into and' out of operation at will.

Another object is to provide novel mechanism'for actuating the seed dropping means of a corn planter so that the number of seeds dropped in a hill can'be varied at will.

Further objects will appear from the detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Fi ure 1 is a plan viewpartly in section of t e transmission gearing forming the subject matter of this invention, Fig. 2 is a section on the'line 2-2 Fig. 1, Fig` 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 Fig. 1 showing the mechanism in elevation, Fig. 4 is a plan of the' mechanism shown in Fig. 3, Fig. l5 is a detail of a partof the mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and 4, Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the transmission.gearing,.Fig. 7 is a section on` the line 77 Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the' pawls, Fig. 9 is a detail face view of the clutch sleeve, Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10-10 Fig. 1, Fig. 11 is a detail showing a clutch actuating member, and Fig. 12 is a detail of a clutch member. l l

Referring to t-he accompanying drawings.

15 designates a main driving shaft mounted in suitable bearings (not shown), and havlng rigidly secured thereto a clutch member 16 provided with jaws 17. A clutch member 1 8 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 15 and 1s provided with jaws 19 arranged to engage with the jaws 17. This clutch member is further provided with inwardly extending lugs 20 arranged to Vtake into recesses or slots 2l formed in the hub 22 of a clutch member 23 loosely mounted upon the shaft 15. rlhe clutch member 18 is mounted upon the hub 22 and is slidable thereon toward and from the clutch member 16 to engage and disengage the same, and is normally held in engagement therewith by means of a spring 24 mounted upon the hub 22 and bearing at one end against the clutch member 23 and at the other end against the clutch member 18. The clutch niember 18 is provided with a ange 25. The end of a casing section 26 has formed thereon annularl arranged cani lugs 27 and a ring 28 1n t e casing section is provided with similar cam lugs 29 arranged to coperate with the cam lugs 27. The ring 28 is mounted for a limited rotatable movement upon the clutch member 16, and bears at one end against the flange on the clutch member 18 and at its other end through its cam lugs 29 against the cam lugs 27. An arm 30 on. the ring 2 8 extends through a slot 31 inthe casing 26 and connects with a link 32 operated by a suit-able lever (not shown). When the cam lugs 29' are out of engagement with the cam' lugs 27, the spring 24 operates to hold the clutch member 18 in engagement with the clutch member 16. When however the link 32 is moved in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 1) so as to rotateithe ring 28,-then the cam lugs 29 will ride upon the cam lugs 27, causing the ring and the clutch member 18 to be moved endwise against the tension of the spring 24 to disengage the ,clutch members 18 and 16. When the cam lugs 29 are on the high or level portion of the cam lugs 27 the clutch members are maintained out of engagement.

The clutch member 23 is provided with beveled teeth 33. A clutch member 34 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 16 and has pivotally mounted thereon a pair of levers 35 and 36. A pin 37 on the lever 36 engages with a track 38 formed in a lug 39 on the lever 35. A 'spring has one end 40 thereof bearing against a lug 41 on the clutch member 34, is passed around the pivot pin 42 for thexlever 36 around this lever as shown at 43, around t e pin 42 and has its other end 44 bearing against a u 45 on the lever 35. The lever 35 is provi ed with a tooth 46 adapted to engage the teeth 33 on the clutch. member 2 j The lever 36 is provided with a cam roll 47, and acasing section 48 is provided with a ring-shaped project-ion 49 having a plurality of recesses 50 spaced in this case onefourth of a revolution or 90 apart. When the' camroll 47 is opposite one of the recesses 50, the spring will operate to force this cam roll into the recess and move the levers tofull line position, Figs. 3 and 4, with. the tooth 46 outvof engagement with the teeth 33. A ring 51 is mounted in the casing 48 and isA provided with' recesses' forming cam portions 52. Thisring is connected with a link 53- arrangedI to be reciprocated in a manner hereinafter to be descri 'd.

The clutch member 23 is co 4nected to move with the shaft 15 through the clutch members 16 and`18 while the clutch member 34 is loosely mounted upon the shaft. When the ring 51 is in the position shown in full lines Figs. 3 and 4, the cam roll 47 will be in one of the recesses' 50 and the tooth 46 will be held out of engagement with the teeth 33 so that the clutch members4 23 and 34 are held disengaged by the'springk Movement of the link 53 in the direction of the arrowFigs. 1 and 3 will cause the ring 51 to be moved in the direction of the arrow Fig. 3. This will cause one of the cam portions 52 to bear against the cam roll 47 and raise it out of the recesses 50.- This' will operate to move the levers 35 and 36 to dotted position Fig. 4, and move the tooth 46 into engagement with one of the teeth 33 and thereby connect the clutch members 23 and 34 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The

clutch member 23 moving in thel direction of the arrow (Fig. 4) will thus carry the clutch member 34 with it, but as soon as the cam roll 47 has left its recess 50 and rides upon the ring 49, the ring 51 is moved back tothe position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so that when the cam roll reaches the next recess 50 it will snap thereinl under'the tension of the spring and move the parts to the position shown in 'full lines Figs. 3 and 4, thereby moving the tooth 46 out of engagement with the teeth 33 and disconnecting the clutch members. The recesses 50 operate not only to disconnt the clutch members, but they also form a positive stop for positively arresting the rotation of the clutch'member 34 and the parts connected therewith. The ring 51 is operated autoing the clutch members 23 and 34 into engagement and latching them in engagement.v A cam lug 54 is mounted upon 'a shaft 55 in the clutch member 34 which is' provided with an operating handle A56. The shaft 55 is movable endwis, and a spring 57 is mounted on the shaft and bears at one end against the hub of the handle 56 and at its other end against theY clutch member 34. The clutch member is provided with an inclined .portion 58 against which the lower end of the lug 54bears. By rotating the'shaft 55 counter clockwise Fig. 4, the cam lug- 54 will bear against the lever 36 and move it to dotted position Fig. 4. .The cam lug 54 engages a stop 59 which limits its movement. As the shaft 55 is rotated the end of the cam lug 54 willride up on the-incline '58, thus compressing the spring 57 so that when the cam lugy comes into engagement with the stop 59 and with the cam lug 54 on the rise or level portion Mof'the cam 58, the spring 57 will operate to hold the cam lug in dotted position. This spring will also operateto hold the shaft 55 and the cam lug in full-line position. The above mechanism forms means for vmanually throwing the clutch members intoengagement and latching them in that position.

The clutch member 34 is provided with jaws 60 engaging coperating jaws 61 on the hub of a gear 62 loosely mounted upon the shaft 15 between the casing sections 48 and 63. The gear 62 is provided with three sets of bevelgear teeth 64,' 65 and 66 meshing with three bevel pinions |67, 68 and 69 respectively, mounted upon a driven shaft 70 which is angular in cross section as shown. The pinions are arranged to be clutched to their shaft 70` and the clfutchl ing means between the pinions 67 and '68 and the shaft 70 is operative in'one direction only as hereinafter described. A sleeve 71 is mounted uponthe shaft 70 so as to move therewith as-shown in Figs. 1 and 7. This sleeve is provided with a fiange 72 projecting over the hub of the pinion 67 and provided with inwardly facing ratchet teeth l' 73. The'hub of the pinion 67 has mounted thereon a plurality of pawls 74 adapted to engage the ratchet teeth 73'. These pawls areprovided with pintles 75 engaging bearings in the pinion hub and the pinion hub is extended around the pawlsas shown at 76 so as to take up the thrust thereof. A

second sleeve 77 is loosely mounted upon the sleeve 71. This sleeve 77 is similar in its construction tothe sleeve 71 and 4has asimilar connection to its pinion 68. It is however provided with clutch jaws 78. The pinion 69 is loosely mounted upon the sleeve 77 and its hub is provided with clutch jaws 79 similar tothe jaws 78. The jaws 78 however extend beyond the jaws 79.

A clutch sleeve 80 is splined. to the shaft and works in the portion -81 c-f the casing. This clutch sleeve is provided with clutch jaws 82 arrangedv to cooperate with the jaws 78 and' 79 connected witli the pinions 68 Aand 69 respectively. lThe inside portions of the jaws 82 however extend inwardly as shown at 83 Fig. 9.

The clutch sleeve is arranged to be operated by afoot lever -84 pivoted upon a bracket 85 formed on the casing and moving over a notched rack 86. A sliding bolt 87 is mounted in this lever and is arranged to engage the notches in the'rack. The shank 88 of this bolt is provided with an enlarged head 89 and has mounted thereon a spring 90 bearing at one end againstthe.

head 89 and at its other end against the lever body. lThe lever` is operated by plac-- ing thefoot upon theh'ead 89 so as to depress the same to release'the bol-t 87 from the notch, when -the lever can be `moved over the rack. c a y ``When the lever 84 is in the position shown 1n Figs. 2 and 6, the clutch sleeve 8O will be entirel disengaged from the sleeve 77 and the .hu of the pinion 69. Since thesleeve 71 1s however constantly connected to the shaft 70, the driving and driven shafts will' be connected throughthe gears 62 and 67 to drive the driven shaft at its lowest speed. Bymovingthe lever 84 to the position 3 (Ij`1g. 6),' the jaws on the clutchsleeve' 80 w11l engage Athe jaws 78 on the sleeve 77 so as tor connect this sleeve 77 `with the driven shaft- 70. The driving and -driven shafts will now beconnected through the gears 62 and 68, and the driven vshaft will ybe driven at an intermediate speed as determined by the gear ratio of these gears. Since the driven shaft will now be moved faster than v the pinion 67, this pinion will slip backward onA the shaft, but it is enabled to do this on account of the pawl and ratchet connection between the pinion 67 and the driven shaft. When the lever 84 is moved to the position 4 the clutch jaws 82 will engage vwiththe jaws79l on the hub ofthe pinion' 69 so-that this pinionV will Abe directly connected to 'the driven shaft. The teeth 78 `'are made long enough, and the inside portions 83 of the teeth are cut under as shown in'Fig. 9.l so as to permit this sliding movementA of the clutch sleeve. The driving and driven shafts will and o erating now be .connected through the 'gears 62 'and 69 and these shafts will therefore be driven at the highest speed as determined by the gear ratios. Both pinions 67 and 68 will now slip backward on the driven shaft 7 0.

The driving shaft will` drive the driven shaft at three different speeds by a direct drive. This is accomplished without the use ofauxiliary mechanism, but by a direct bevel gear drive. The change from one speedto another is accomplished without disconnecting the gear of the next -hi her or lower vspeed from the driven shaft, ut both gears are connected to the driven shaft at the time of transfer of power from one to the other. The transfer of power is therefore gradual, resulting in smooth operation, and obviating jerks and shocks as' is thecase where one gear is entirely disconnected before the connection is made to the next gear of the succeeding speed. The gears are thrown into operation successively and progressively by a progressive movementof a single clutch sleeve. The mechanisml is so constructed that the driving and drivenshafts are connected at all times through the low speed gears'. This is advantageous in some types of machines as will hereinafter appear.

. A casing 91 is bolted to a bar 92 which is also bolted to the casings and to a sleeve 92 upon the driving shaft 15.. A- shaft 93 passes through thecasing 91 and has an operativ'el driving connection with the shaft 70 through a pair of bevel gears (not shown) The bar 92 forms meansv for spacing the shafts 15, and 93 and for bracing the mechanism thereon.

The transmission mechanism is part-icularly adaptedv for operating the seed dropping means of a corn planter. When used in sucha relation the shaft 15 is connected with the wheels of the planter and is driven thereby, and the shaft 93 forms thel seed dropper actuating shaft. In Fig. 1 the shaft 93 has mounted thereon a bevel gear 94 meshing with a bevel gear 95 connected to a rotary seed plate 96 supporte in the seed box or hopper 97. It' will be understood that there is a similar seed box and similar mechanism on the other side of the machine.

The link 53 is connected to'one end of a lever 98'mounted to oscillate upon the casing 91 and provided with a fork 99. This fork is operated from check-row mechanism (not shown) of usual construction. The l1nk 53 will thus be operated intermittently bythe check-row mechanism so as to intermittently and automatically move the clutch members 23 and 24 into and out of engagement.

In the operation ofthe machine as a corn planter the check-row mechanism will operate to intermittently engage and disengage the. clutch members 23 and 34. After each operation through the Acheck-row mechanism,

tne clutch members willl be e aged for a quarter of a revolution ofthe drive shaft 15, so as to intermittently rotate the shaft 70 and the seed plate 96 fora predetermined distance. 1 It is desirable however to vary the movement ofthe seed plate so as to vary the'number of seeds dropped to-a hill. q,This is accomplished bythe variable speed mechanism described above. Thusl when the lever 84 is in the position shown in Fig. 6 or in its low speed position the seed plate will be rotated through the shortest distance and willv drop thesmallest number of seeds to a hill, (take as anexample two seeds to a hill) By moving the lever to its next position 3 Fig. 6, the seed plate will'be moved through a greater distance for each actuation of the check-row mechanism so as to drop for example three seeds` to a hill. Similarly for the highest speed position 4. It is sometimes desirable to operate the seed plate continuously as when drilling. This is accomplished by throwing 'the clutch members 23- and 34 into engagement by4 means of the cam lug 54. The caslng is for this purpose provided witha door 100 hinged at 101 and positioned over the handle`56 so that by opening the door the handle 56 will be accessible for operation. The door is latched in position by a swinging bolt 102 and a wing nut 103.` The clutch member 23 can be thrown outof operation entirely by means of the link 32 and its mechanism; this is desired when the planter is to be moved from place to place.

lIt is obvious that various changes may be made in-the details of construction without departing from this invention, and itl is therefore to be understood that this invention is not to be `limited to the specific construction shown fand described.

Having thus described the invention is-claimed is:` l

1. `In transmission gearing, the combination.l with driving and driven shafts .positioned in angular'relationfof'a bevel gear having a plurality of sets of teeth and mounted on one of said shafts a set of bevel pinions on the other of said shafts meshing with the teeth on said first gear, and means for successively clutching said pinions with their shaft, said clutching means includingl a clutching device operative 1n' one drrection only between one of said-.pinions 'and their shaft and means for rendering said clutching device operative to connect its pin-.`

ion to its shaft.

2. In transmission gearin the combination of driving and driven s afts positioned in angular relation, a gear having a plurality of sets of teeth andfmounted on one of said shafts, a set of bevel pinions on the v other of 'said' shafts meshin with. the teeth on the gear on the irstfs aft, individual clutching vdevices'operative in one direction what only for said pinions, and means on said second shaft for successively rendering said clutching devices operative to successively connect said pinions to their shaft.y

3. In transmission gearing, the combination of driving and driven shafts, gearing on one of said shafts, a set of gears on the other of said shafts meshing with said gearing on the first shaft,l a sleeve on the second shaft connected with one of said ears thereon, a4 second sleevein nested re ation with respect to said first sleeve, means operative in one direction 4only for connectin said second sleeve with another gear on sald second sha-ft, and means including a member movable With and on said second shaft for connecting 'said sleeves with said second shaft.`

4. In transmission gearing, the combination of driving and driven shafts, gearing on one of said shafts, a` set of gears on the other-of .said shafts meshing with said gear- `ing on the first shaft, clutch engaging members connected with the gears on the second shaft, one ofthe connections being made through means operative in one direction only, and a clutch sleeve on the second shaft having means adapten to engage said ciutch engaging members and connect Asaid gears with said second shaft.

5. In transmission earing, thecombination of driving and driven shafts, gearing on` one of said shafts, a set of gears on the other of said shafts meshing with said gearing on theirst shaft, clutch engagin members connected with the gears on t e second shaft, one of the connections beingI made through means operative in one direction only, and `a clutch sleeve on the second shaft having meansadapted to successively engage said clutch engaging members, said clutch sleeve maintaining its engagement with one of said clutch'engagingmembers while engaging another of said clutch engaging members.

6. In transmission gearing, the combination of driving and driven shafts, gearing on one of said shafts, a set of gears on the other of said shafts meshing with said gearing on the first shaft, a sleeve on the second shaft connected with one of Vsaid ears there on, a second sleeve in ynested re ation with respect'to `said first' sleeve, means operative `1n` one direction only for connecting said second sleevewlth another gearV on said second shaft, and a clutch sleeve on the second shafthaving means adapted to engage saidk sleeves to connect said gears with said second shaft. a l

Y?! In transmission gearing, the combination of driving and driven shafts, gearing onv one of said shafts, a set of gears onthe other of said shafts meshing with thegearing on the first shaft, devices operative in one direction only connected to certain of said gears, means for directly connecting one of said devices to said second shaft, and means for clutching another of said devices with said second shaft, to cause said driving shaft to drive said driven shaft at different speeds.

8. In transmission gearing, the combination of driving and driven shafts, gearing on one of said shafts, a set of gears on the other of said shafts meshing with the gearing on the first shaft, devices operative in one direction only connected to certain of the gears on said second shaft, and means for clutching one of said devices to said second shaft and for directly'connecting another gear on said second shaft thereto.

9. In transmission caring, the combinationA of driving and ven shafts, gearing on one of said shafts, a set of 'gears on the the other of said shafts meshing with the gearing on the first shaft, devices operative in one direction only connected to certain of the gears on said second shaft, means for permanently connecting one of said devices to said second shaft, and means for clutching one of said devices to said second shaft and for directly connectinganother gear on said second shaft thereto.

10. In transmission (gearing, the combination with an driven shafts, of a bevel gear' on one of said shafts, a -set of bevel pinions on the other of said shafts meshing with said first r, and clutching means cooperating wi said pinions to clutch one of said inions directly and clutch another of said pinions indirectly with one of said shafts, the connection of 'said clutching means tothe second pinion being constructed to permit the second pinion to slip when the first gear is clutched to the shaft.`

11. In transmission caring, the combination with driving and Iriven shafts, of gearing connected to one o'f said shafts, a clutch, together with automatic controlling mechanism therefor constructed and arranged to intermittently connect said gearing with the other of said shafts, and means for rendering said clutch operative: to constantly connect said gea with saidshaft.

12. In transmission earing the combination with driving and riven shafts, of gearing connected toone of said shafts, a clutch, together with automatic controlling mechanism therefor constructed and arranged to intermittently connect said gearing with the other of said shafts, means for ,rendering said clutch operative to constantly connect said gearing with said shaft, and means for connecting and disconnecting said clutch to and from its shaft.'

In testimony whereof we aix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. DAVIS.

l RALPH L. FORD.

Witnesses: A.M. Winmx, `W'. M. Bn'am'c. 

